Ok, I was wrong. It looks like Jonathan Glazer’s speech was the most controversial part of this year’s Oscars. Oh, and of course Eli Roth and Amy Pascal signed that.
It sounds to me like this will potentially be another Joker situation, where the politics are vague enough that either side can read into it however they want.
She was a “breakout” on a show that came out three years ago, when the MCU had a lot more goodwill than it does now. Do people at this point even remember the meme that went viral back when the show was still running?
Assuming Deadpool & Wolverine is as big a hit as Disney is hoping, I think Shawn Levy is all but guaranteed to direct Secret Wars. He’s bland and cookie cutter, but is nonetheless a reliable studio guy who has experience with big ensemble casts. He’d be a much safer choice than Sam Raimi, whose style might be too “camp” for the Avengers.
There’s no way that this was a simple case of creative differences. Outlets wouldn’t be using the word “fired” if that were the case. Also, why would this happen right before the premiere, instead of earlier in the creative process? It sounds like there was probably an internal investigation.